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She is the favorite daughter of Zeus; and that's why he let her use his insignia: the terrible shield, the aegis and his devastating weapon, the ray.

Athena helps many Greek heroes, including Perseus, Odysseus and Telemachus, Heracles, Bellerophon, and Achilles, supporting, guiding and protecting them
The goddess is often pictured with Nike (Victory)
Before Athena is born; Zeus swallows her mother, Metis, to avoid the fulfillment of a prophecy that Metis would give birth to a son greater than his father.
Her symbol was the owl. She was originally the Great Goddess in the form of a bird. By the late Classic, she had come to be regarded as a goddess of wisdom
The gods respond with awe to the birth of Athena, a very important deity and, like Apollo, part of a new generation of gods.
Both Athena and Poseidon wanted to be patron deity of Athens.
Poseidon sought to outdo her by striking the ground with his trident and causing a spring of water to gush forth. But as he was god of the sea, the water was salty. Athena's gift to the Athenians was considered to be more useful, so she became the city's patron deity.
Athena was goddess of wisdom, and of crafts such as spinning, weaving and pottery.
The mortal Arachne challenges her to a weaving contest; Athena defeats her and turns her into a spider.